JERUSALEM (AP) ― It’s the latest prescription for extreme ultra-Orthodox Jewish men who shun contact with the opposite sex: Glasses that blur their vision, so they don’t have to see women they consider to be immodestly dressed.In an effort to maintain their strictly devout lifestyle, the ultra-Orthodox have separated the sexes on buses, sidewalks and other public spaces in their neighborhoods. Their interpretation of Jewish law forbids contact between men and women who are not married.Walls in t

ROME (AFP) ― Italian fashion icon and style journalist Anna Piaggi, who wrote for Vogue Italia and inspired German designer Karl Lagerfeld, died in Milan on Thursday aged 81.Piaggi, who was famous for lighting up the front rows of fashion shows from Paris to New York with her eccentric style, eye-catching blue hair and theatrical make-up, was credited with shaking up the fashion world.Lagerfeld, creative director at fashion houses Fendi and Chanel, revered her creations, once writing that “Anna

The second Herald Design Forum, scheduled from Sept. 19-21, will talk about the role of design in business at a special session conducted by world-renowned designers.The session will discuss to what extent design should be involved in management decisions, tackle business problems and address how to incorporate management and design.Two leading auto designers, Chris Bangle and Peter Schreyer, will

SYDNEY (AFP) ― Influential Australian art critic, historian and writer Robert Hughes has died aged 74 in New York after a long illness, his family said Tuesday.Hughes, whom the New York Times once proclaimed the world’s most famous art critic, passed away at the Calvary Hospital in the Bronx on Monday.“He had been very ill for some time,” said a statement from his wife Doris Downes, who was with him when he died.His niece Lucy Turnbull, married to high-profile Australian politician Malcolm Turnb

LONDON (AFP) ― It’s a literary phenomenon: with nearly 40 million copies sold, “Fifty Shades of Grey,” an erotic romance spiced up with sado-masochism is well on its way to breaking all the records.What sets the book apart is that it is written for women by a woman ― British author EL James, a previously unknown TV executive.“Never before has a book aimed at an adult audience sold so many copies so quickly,” the book’s British publisher Random House says.Only the seven-volume Harry Potter series

The original version of this article erroneously stated that there were 5,000 free trial minutes. This should have read 500. - Ed.Many English teachers in Korea face a common problem: A lack of contact hours makes it difficult to give students enough speaking practice. KAIST professor Tim Thompson launched the website www.educationanyware.com on Aug. 1 to give teachers the chance to offer speaking practice using video recording.The project has changed somewhat from its inception in 2010, when Th

An American Christian website prompted a public uproar after its automated filter changed a U.S. sprinter’s name.OneNewsNow, the news site run by the American Family Association, posted a story about Tyson Gay who joined the London Olympics this year. However, the website’s system changed the sprinter’s family name to “homosexual” as the word "gay" is forbidden.The website has since run the story with the right name.“We don’t object to the word ‘gay,’” the news director of OneNewsNow explained.